Minutes of a Meeting of the Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry Subcommittee, British National Committee for Geology Present: Dr P A Sabine (Chairman); Professor S H U Bowie; Dr W M Edmunds; Professor G Eglinton; Dr H Elderfield; Professor D G Murchison; Professor R K O'Nions; Dr I Thornton Matters discussed; 1. Minutes 2. Membership 3. IAGC Assembly 1980 4. IAGC Constitution 5. IAGC Council 6. Geochemistry and the IGF 7. Geochemistry and health 8. Disposal of non-radioactive waste 9. European Union of Geoscience 10. European Association of Organic Chemistry 11. Royal Society of Chemistry 12. Geochemical data exchange programme Noting the recommendation, by UNESCO Working Group on the Collection of Data, for the establishment of a geochemical data exchange programme (reported in IAGC Newsletter No. 12) , it was agreed that Dr Plant be consulted on the implications thereof, particularly with respect to IGCP Project 154 (Global exchange and processing of geochemical information). 13. Forthcoming meeting 14. Next meeting Agreed provisionally, to hold the next meeting on 5 October 1981 at 2.30 pm. 16 February 1981